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mime
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- pronunciation:
- maIm
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
Mime is a type of acting in which an actor communicates with an audience without speaking any words and using only gestures. Mime is often used in funny performances done by just one actor. Mime is not always done in a theater. Mime is sometimes done outside.
The actor learned mime in college to help him become a good comedian. |
| definition 2: |
A mime is an actor who tells a story or acts out a scene using just his or her body movements and without using any words.
The mime moved his hands and body to look like he was stuck inside an invisible box. It looked so real that I almost believed him!- similar words:
- actor, clown
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| related words: |
actor, clown, comedian, mimic |
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| derivation: |
mimer (n.) |
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